Situational Barriers to Disaster Resilience: Household and Family I Session 17.

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Situational Barriers to Disaster Resilience: Household and Family I Session 17

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2 Session Objectives  Understand the relationship between household and family characteristics and the ability to mitigate, prepare and respond to hazards and disasters  Describe ways in which a household’s social resources are tied to disaster response  Identify high-risk households  Identify current household composition patterns in the U.S. and within any given community  Describe home ownership patterns in the U.S. and any given community and develop initiatives for meeting the unique needs of renters

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Session 173 As members of households, people make decisions about:  Housing  Insurance  Mitigation measures  Preparation for hurricanes  Evacuation  Aftermath activities such as relocation, reconstruction Families and households are not necessarily the same. Some households are non-family Important kinship networks extend beyond households Households, Families, and Disasters

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Session 174 U.S. Household Composition Married couples without children 28.7 Married couples with children 24.1 Other family households 16.0 Women living alone14.8 Men living alone10.7 Other5.7 Source: 2000 Census

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Session 175 What do we know about families and disaster response from past disasters?  To what extent are other kin involved?  How is household composition related to its ability: To respond? To recover?

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Session 177 Perceptions of Increased Stress Since Andrew (percentages) Respondents report more South Stress in relations: Dade County Dade County With their partner27.656.1 Among adults in household23.046.8 Between adults and children21.646.8 Among children20.943.0 With relatives16.729.5 With neighbors 7.513.3 With friends 9.116.1 Source: FIU Hurricane Andrew Survey n=1318 n=504